A view of the Lok Sabha during the second part of Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 13, 2026. INDIA bloc MPs have submitted a notice seeking removal of Gyanesh Kumar in both the Houses. Photo: PTI/Sansad TV
INDIA bloc MPs, on Friday (March 13, 2026), submitted a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
It is the first time such a notice has been submitted in Parliament.
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Article 324(5) of the Indian Constitution states: “Provided that the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and the conditions of service of the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment..”
The notice was signed by 130 MPs in Lok Sabha and 63 MPs in Rajya Sabha.
Seven charges are listed against the CEC in the notice, ranging from “partisan and discriminatory conduct in office” to “deliberate obstruction of investigation of electoral fraud” and “mass disenfranchisement.”
Opposition parties have accused the CEC of aiding the ruling BJP on several occasions, especially with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which they have alleged is aimed at helping the party at the Centre.
According to the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, if the notices for the motion are given on the same day in both Houses of Parliament, no committee shall be constituted unless the motion has been admitted in both Houses.
After the motion has been admitted in both Houses, a committee shall be constituted jointly by the speaker and the chairman.
Published – March 13, 2026 01:35 pm IST
